Spleen Channel

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YINBAI SP-1
Hidden White
Jing-Well and Wood point of the
Spleen channel
Sun Si-miao Ghost point
LOCATION
On the dorsal aspect of the big toe, at the junction of lines
drawn along the medial border of the nail and the base of
the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximally
0.1 to 0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.
ACTIONS
Stops bleeding
Regulates the Spleen
Unbinds the chest
Calms the Heart and spirit and restores consciousness
INDICATIONS
Uterine bleeding, menorrhagia, blood in the urine,
blood in the stool, vomiting blood, nosebleed, febrile
disease with nosebleed.
Abdominal distention, sudden swelling of the four
limbs, sudden diarrhoea, vomiting, no desire to eat
or drink, difficult ingestion.
Agitation, heat in the chest, fullness of the chest,
dyspnoea, sighing, propensity to sadness, mania-
depression, excessive dreaming, insomnia, chronic
childhood fright wind, loss of consciousness.
Fever with absence of sweating, cold feet, cold sensa-
tion in the lower leg.
COMMENTARY
According to the Supplement to the Thousand Ducat Formu-
las The Spleen gathers the blood; when the Spleen is
deficient it is unable to unite the blood, whilst the Treatise
on Disorders of Blood states When Spleen yang is deficient
it is unable to gather the blood. Yinbai SP-1, the jing-well
point of the Spleen channel, is one of the foremost acu-
puncture points for strengthening the Spleens function of
holding blood in its proper place. When this function is
impaired there will be haemorrhage, usually chronic in
nature, and occurring in any part of the body but most
commonly in the lower jiao, whether as uterine bleeding
or as bleeding into the urine or stools. In such cases
moxibustion (either by moxa stick or direct cones) at
Yinbai SP-1 is frequently employed, and it is particularly
helpful to instruct the patient in the daily use of moxibus-
tion at home. The action of Yinbai SP-1 on stopping
bleeding, however, is not confined to cases of Spleen
deficiency, but may also be applied where heat enters the
blood level giving rise to reckless bleeding. This may
manifest either in the lower or the upper part of the body
(for example nosebleed or vomiting of blood). In these
cases, needling or pricking to bleed is the usual method
employed, although some physicians prefer to use moxi-
bustion, despite the presence of heat.
The Essential Questions
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states Dampness, swelling and
fullness all pertain to the Spleen. Yinbai SP-1 is able to
regulate the Spleen in the treatment of disorders such as
abdominal distention, swelling of the limbs, diarrhoea
etc., but as the jing-well and therefore most dynamic point
of the Spleen channel, is principally indicated when these
disorders are acute and of sudden onset.
According to the Classic of Difficulties
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jing-well points
are indicated for fullness below the Heart. Whilst the
region below the Heart specifically refers to the upper
epigastrium, like many of the jing-well points Yinbai SP-1
treats fullness in the chest region as a whole. The Spleen
primary channel ascends through the chest and lateral
Yinbai SP-1
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Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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Spleen Channel 2
costal regions, connecting with points Riyue GB-24, Qimen
LIV-14 and Zhongfu LU-1, and terminates at Dabao SP-21
from where the great luo-connecting channel of the Spleen,
like the Spleen sinew channel, spreads into the chest, ribs
and lateral costal region. Yinbai SP-1, as the starting point
of the channel, is especially effective at treating the oppo-
site end of the channel and is indicated for a variety of
disorders such as heat in the chest, fullness of the chest,
dyspnoea and sighing.
The Spleen channel links with the Heart, reinforcing the
close physiological relationship between the two zang.
Yinbai SP-1, like many of the jing-well points, is indicated
for disorders of the Heart and spirit, in this case agitation
of the Heart, mania-depression and propensity to sadness.
Like Lidui ST-45, it is especially used for insomnia with
excessive or restless dreaming and nightmares, and in
clinical practice these two points may be combined for this
purpose. Such is its action on the spirit that it was included
by Sun Si-miao under its alternative name of Guilei (Ghost
Fortress) among the thirteen ghost points for the treat-
ment of mania-depression and epilepsy.
Finally, Yinbai SP-1 shares with most of the other jing-
well points the action of reviving and restoring the senses
and is indicated for loss of consciousness.
COMBINATIONS
Haemorrhage: needle Yinbai SP-1 and moxa Zusanli
ST-36 (Glorious Anthology).
Red (bloody) dysenteric disorder: Yinbai SP-1,
Tianshu ST-25, Neiting ST-44, Qihai REN-6, Zhaohai
KID-6 and Neiguan P-6 (Great Compendium).
Vomiting blood and spontaneous external bleeding:
Yinbai SP-1, Pishu BL-20, Ganshu BL-18 and
Shangwan REN-13 (Great Compendium).
Severe and ceaseless nosebleed: Yinbai SP-1 and
Weizhong BL-40 (Supplementing Life).
Heat in the head and rhinitis with nosebleed: Yinbai
SP-1, Chengshan BL-57, Feiyang BL-58, Kunlun
BL-60 and Jinggu BL-64, (Thousand Ducat Formulas).
Chest pain: Yinbai SP-1, Zhongfu LU-1, Yunmen
LU-2, Qimen LIV-14, Feishu BL-13, Hunmen BL-47
and Daling P-7 (Supplementing Life).
Agitation and oppression with inability to lie down:
Yinbai SP-1, Taiyuan LU-9, Gongsun SP-4, Feishu
BL-13, Yinlingquan SP-9 and Sanyinjiao SP-6 (Great
Compendium).
Epilepsy: Yinbai SP-1, Shenmen HE-7, Neiguan P-6,
Houxi SI-3 and Xinshu BL-15 (Complete Collection).
Nightmares: Yinbai SP-1 and Lidui ST-45 (One Hun-
dred Symptoms).
Loss of consciousness: Yinbai SP-1 and Dadun LIV-1
(Systematic Classic).
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Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
Extra Points
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